(Saturday, September 28, 1968) — “Magic Bus” by The Who peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Magic Bus’ by The Who peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1968)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Oliver’ premieres in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1968)
Video: 'Oliver' trailer
(Thursday, September 26, 1968, evening BST) — Oliver, a musical drama film version of the Dickens classic about an orphan taken in by a band of boy thieves, premiered tonight at the Odeon, Leicester Square in London. Continue reading ‘Oliver’ premieres in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1968)
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The Beatles complete early version of ‘Glass Onion’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1968)
Video: 'Glass Onion (Take 33 / Anthology 3 Version)'
(Thursday, September 26, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed an early version of John Lennon’s “Glass Onion” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight with the production of 10 mono mixes. Continue reading The Beatles complete early version of ‘Glass Onion’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1968)
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The Beatles complete ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1968)
Video: 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Remastered 2009)'
(Wednesday, September 25, 1968, 7:30 p.m.-5:00 a.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed John Lennon’s “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight, adding various overdubs. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1968)
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’60 Minutes’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)
Video: 'All That Mattered: "60 Minutes" premiered 45 years ago'
(Tuesday, September 24, 1968, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — 60 Minutes, an American newsmagazine and television program using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation, debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ’60 Minutes’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)
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‘The Mod Squad’ debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)
Video: 'The Mod Squad S01e01 Pilot The Teeth Of The Barracuda [Part-1]'
(Tuesday, September 24, 1968, 7:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Mod Squad, an American crime drama television series about three young outsiders (one white man, one black man, one blonde woman) who fight crime as undercover agents for the police, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Mod Squad’ debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)
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‘Here’s Lucy’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1968)
Video: 'Here's Lucy - 'Mod, Mod Lucy' - FIRST and FULL Episode (Aired September 23, 1968)'
(Monday, September 23, 1968, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Here’s Lucy, Lucile Ball’s third television network sitcom following I Love Lucy (1951–57) and The Lucy Show (1962–68), debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘Here’s Lucy’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1968)
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‘Land of the Giants’ debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1968)
Video: 'Land of the Giants S01E01 9 22 1968 The Crash'
(Sunday, September 22, 1968, 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT) — Land of the Giants, an American science fiction television series about the crew and passengers of a spaceship from Earth that crash lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘Land of the Giants’ debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1968)
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‘Adam-12’ debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1968)
Video: 'Adam-12 Log 1: The Impossible Mission'
(Saturday, September 21, 1968, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — Adam-12, a television police procedural drama series that follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they ride the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit 1-Adam-12, debuted tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘Adam-12’ debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1968)
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‘Harper Valley PTA’ by Jeannie C. Riley peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1968)
(Saturday, September 21, 1968) — “Harper Valley PTA” by Jeannie C. Riley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Harper Valley PTA’ by Jeannie C. Riley peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1968)
